City of Cathedral City
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 770-0340

From: Allen Howe
October 9, 2007

Fire Department Events This Weekend

The Cathedral City Fire Department, in cooperation with the Community Blood Bank is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Sat. Oct. 13th, 8:30am-12:30pm. The Blood Drive is just one of the many activities featured at the Cathedral City Fire Department’s Annual Open House and Pancake Breakfast at the Fire Administration Building, 32-100 Desert Vista Rd., Cathedral City. Appointments for blood donations are now being accepted. Call Sandra at 770-8210 to schedule an appointment. All donors receive a 2-For-1 pass to The Living Desert Reserve in Palm Desert.

The Cathedral City Fire Department’s 19th Annual Open House and Pancake Breakfast is scheduled for Sat. Oct. 13, 8am-11am, at the Fire Administration Building, 32-100 Desert Vista Rd. The event culminates the nation-wide observance of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13. Pancake breakfast tickets: Adults - $5; Children - $3 (ages 12 & under). All proceeds benefit the Cathedral City Firefighters Benevolence Fund.

For more information call 770-8200 or go to the City website at www.cathedralcity.gov.

North City Specific Plan Online

If you were unable to attend the first public workshop on developing the North City Specific Plan (NCSP) you can go the Cathedral City NCSP website at www.cathedralcity.gov/ncsp to learn more about this important planning project. If you click reports and documents you can see the opportunities and challenges presentation prepared by the Arroyo Group, the lead consultants on the planning project. You can also find various maps of the area north of I-10 and other interesting information. Click the “contact us” button if you want to share your comments. The next public workshop will be Monday, December 17th – time and place to be determined. The topic will be conceptual specific plan alternatives.

October at the Cathedral City Library

One World Rhythm
Wednesday, October 24 at 6:00 pm

Have fun and make music at this exciting family event with One World Rhythm. Everyone will experience creative music making with this one-of-a-kind percussion group. This program is the fourth in our “Books Come Alive!” series. Each child will receive a free book at the event! Watch for more programs in this series every month. “Books Come Alive!” is funded by a grant from the Anderson Children’s Foundation.

Pumpkin Day!
Sunday, October 28 at 2:00 pm

Join us for our 3rd Annual Pumpkin Day! We will have pumpkin decorating, lots of crafts, candy, and a costume contest! Come to the library in your Halloween costume, and join us for an afternoon of pumpkin fun! FREE! Ages 3-12

SAVE YOUR LABELS!

The Campbell’s Labels for Education program is a great way for the library and the community to work together. Campbell’s awards free educational equipment to schools and libraries in exchange for proofs of purchase from the Campbell family of brands. Just clip the UPC labels from your Campbell's Soup, Pepperidge Farm, V8, Prego, Swanson and other products, and bring them to the library! For more information, and to find out which products are eligible, visit the library, or call 328-4262, or go to www.labelsforeducation.com.

Local Business Supports Breast Cancer Month

Hi-Lites Aveda Salon & Spa and Gilda’s Club in Cathedral City are taking a community leadership role in support of Breast Cancer Awareness, including a donation money pull for services at the salon, a gift sponsorship for cancer patients, a Hi-Lites discount card for touring the Gilda’s Club facility at 67625 East Palm Canyon, and “wig wash” for cancer survivors on October 20th (need to prepared to leave wig for a week). For more information visit the Hi-Lites Aveda Salon & Spa website at www.HLspa.com. You can learn more about Gilda’s Club at www.gildasclub.com.